GSAS Compass Career Development
GSAS Compass will host a series of professional development sessions for students.
- Department: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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Milstein Hospitalist (Attending service)
Milstein Hospitalist Sub
- Department: Medicine
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Foundations of Counseling Skills
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Sriya Bhattacharyya
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The Human Body: Structure and Function 1
Human Body 1
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Jessica Giordano
Info - 3 points
The Origin and Evolution of the Universe
Origin & Evolution: Unive
The origin and evolution of the Universe is one of the greatest (and oldest) questions ever asked. In a little over a century, cosmology has matured as a discipline due to improvements in our understanding of fundamental physics and technological advances allowing us to map the Universe in unprecedented detail and perform complex calculations. This course is an introductory review of the standard cosmological model, a quantitative description of the universe that explains with only six numbers a wide range of observed phenomena, from the chemical composition of the Universe, to the abundance and distribution of galaxies. The course includes in-class interactive exercises to illustrate how simple mathematical models can shed light on seemingly complex systems. We will discuss how the ideas on which the standard model rests won over alternative ideas, and how scientists are still working to solve some outstanding puzzles, such as the unknown nature of dark matter and dark energy. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Amy Barr Mlinar
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Conservation Biology & Sustainability: P
Conservation Bio & Sustai
Designed for students with a background in biology, this program investigates some of the exciting recent developments in conservation biology. Topics include: what is biodiversity, why is it threatened, and why is it important; habitat alteration and species loss; captive breeding as a conservation tool; conservation genetics; designing protected areas; the effects of exotic species in local ecosystems; conservation medicine; and the impact of global warming on ecosystems and wildlife. The course uses real case studies from current research to take an in-depth look at the challenges in conserving life on earth, and the unique ways scientists and ordinary citizens can make a difference. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
Please note: Though this course is intended primarily for older students, it is also open to highly qualified rising freshmen and sophomores.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Katherine E Kartheiser
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Big Data, Machine Learning, and Their Re
Big Data & Machine Learni
What is big data? What is machine learning? Participants in this course gain a hands-on understanding of these concepts, how they are shaping the world we live in, and how they can be applied to real-world business and social ventures. The course focuses on the strategic use of data, through innovative technologies and strategies, to derive actionable business insights. Students gain a familiarity with fundamental data analytics concepts, learn techniques for harvesting big data, evaluate statistical models, and convert knowledge into action by effectively presenting data analytics in compelling narratives useful to organizations in decision-making. In the process of designing and developing analytics solutions, students gain exposure to tools, technologies, and methodologies such as R, Tableau, MicroStrategy, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence. In-class activities include lectures, small-group work, class discussions, and interactive case studies applying analytical concepts and methodologies. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Terra Taylor
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Understanding Blockchain, AI, & Machine
Blockchain, AI, Machine L
This course takes a deep dive into the world of blockchain, AI, and machine learning. We open the hood and look inside blockchain to see what it is, how it has evolved, and where it is headed. We then explore artificial intelligence and machine learning and seek to understand the philosophical and ethical issues, relationship with consciousness and self-awareness, the categories and applications of the different families of AI algorithms, and what challenges and opportunities lie in the future. Students are encouraged to think about the impact of these technologies on society and how they themselves might become leaders and shapers in these fields. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions. Light team-based coding in Python helps elucidate and make concrete ideas around blockchain and artificial intelligence. No prior coding experience is required, however.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lindsley Medlin
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Introduction to Business, Finance, and E
Intro to Bus, Finance, &
This course focuses on the firm’s financial and economic behavior. The firm needs cash to undertake worthy investments, and the firm needs to identify investments worth undertaking. What models does the firm use to identify such investments? What sources of cash can the firm use? How do the financial markets in which this money is raised function? How does the market value the firm, its securities, and its investments? What financial instruments are available to the firm? What are the microeconomic models that best describe a firm’s behavior in such markets? In answering these questions, the participants discuss stocks, bonds, stock markets, as well as valuation models of investments, firms, and securities. They also work with concepts like optimal investment strategies, what is revealed and what is hidden in published accounting statements, and what are some of the sources of risk. Students also acquire familiarity with the mechanics and history of the financial markets. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Thomas W Leach
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Communicating with Consumers: The Basics
Have you ever wondered how companies make commercials, how many thousands of ads you see in a single day, why Procter & Gamble sells 12 brands of detergent, or why you buy what you buy? This course answers these questions and many more as students explore the various strategies used by companies to communicate with the consumer. Through selected readings including marketing texts, case studies, and current news articles, students acquire a general background in marketing, advertising, and public relations. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Corey Liberman
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Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Intro to AI with Python
From healthcare, marketing, and HR to finance and manufacturing, AI is changing the way we live and work. As a consequence, the demand for expertise in AI and machine learning is growing rapidly. This course will enable students to take the first step toward building AI driven applications. The course’s main topics are:
What machine learning, deep learning and AI are.
When machine learning is the right tool for AI.
How to select the right machine learning algorithm for your AI scenario.
How to use Python libraries to build AI applications.
How to use Automated Machine Learning and Python to build AI applications.
Real-world AI use cases and applications.
This course aims at teaching the most important concepts of the machine learning workflow that data scientists follow to build end-to-end data science solutions. We assume that students have basic knowledge of linear algebra and calculus. Students will gain exposure to the theory behind classification, regression, forecasting, optimization, reinforcement learning, and other topics in artificial intelligence and machine learning as they incorporate them into their own Python programs. By course’s end, students emerge with experience in libraries for machine learning as well as knowledge of artificial intelligence principles that enable them to design intelligent systems of their own. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Francesca Lazzeri
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Fiction-Writing Workshop
This workshop is geared toward students who have experience in creative writing or who demonstrate unusual talent. Students read and write fiction in all its forms with the goal of developing a final portfolio of work. Students are introduced to a range of technical and imaginative concerns through creative exercises and discussions, and exposed to all aspects of the writing process, including generating ideas, writing and revising drafts, and editing. Participants practice their literary craft with an attentive group of their peers, under the guidance of an experienced instructor. They write extensively, read and respond to excerpts from outstanding works of literature, and participate in candid, helpful critiques of their own work and that of peers. Students are expected to come to the class with an openness to various approaches toward literature and writing. Classes are supplemented by conferences with the instructor.
Courses in creative writing are offered in conjunction with the Writing Program at Columbia University’s School of the Arts. Overseen by Chair of Creative Writing Lis Harris, Professor Alan Ziegler, and Director of Creative Writing for Pre-College Programs Christina Rumpf, the creative writing courses are designed to challenge and engage students interested in literary creation, providing them with a substantial foundation for further exploration of their creative work.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Elly M Graff
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Medicine as a Career Choice: Thinking Li
Becoming a physician—mastering the intricacies of the human body and working to heal when illness occurs—has long been considered a noble pursuit, but it’s not all guts and glory. It takes a particular kind of mind; one that can focus on the smallest details while keeping the big picture in sight. A doctor must see the forest
and
the trees. This course is an investigation into how a physician thinks. Discussion also covers what it takes to get into medical school, what it’s like to go through medical school and residency, and what it means to be a doctor in today’s society. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions. Potential topics to be discussed include the following:
Logic and reasoning
Evidence-based medicine
Human psychology and its influence
The crossroads of media, myth, and medicine
Ethics
Malpractice
Medicine's history and future
Participants gain a deeper knowledge of the medical world as well as what it takes to think like a doctor—and acquire mental tools that can be utilized in any aspect of life.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 10 a.m.-noon
- S 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Hannah Brooks
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Instructor:
Magy Dawoud
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Drawing Intensive: Developing a Portfoli
Drawing Intensive: Portfo
Studio arts courses are offered in conjunction with Columbia University's School of the Arts.
This class focuses on preparing the drawing portion of a fine art portfolio application for college submissions. As the course progresses, each student receives an in-depth critique from the instructor of their current work and of their plan for their portfolio. The course is focused on completing several large projects so as to showcase observational drawing skills, ranging from still life to architectural space to self-portraiture, as well as conceptual skills. Participants are encouraged to contextualize their creative process through language and writing, with assigned creative writing prompts, short presentations, and an ongoing sketchbook practice. A final blog houses a virtual exhibit and work is shared regularly within the community on a social media platform. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ioana I Manolache
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Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Social
Econ, Entrep. & Social Ju
Can economic growth be reconciled with sustainability? Can social entrepreneurs find solutions to climate adaptation challenges? How do we incentivize fishermen to conserve the world’s fisheries? Can microfinance loans to the entrepreneurial poor reduce global poverty? What practices can businesses adopt to align their bottom lines with sustainability? How can we do well while doing good – and while embracing principles of equity, access, participation, and human rights? In the context of policies, course participants are introduced to key concepts and skills associated with social entrepreneurship, finance, and economics and are consequently enabled to think proactively about solving some of the world’s biggest problems – while also probing how profitability and social justice might intersect and at times come into conflict. Students are introduced to economic concepts such as supply and demand, utility, macro- and microeconomics, the time value of money, and the use of indicators. They also engage with key concepts relating to business formation and management, raising funds using debt or equity, and financial accounting. Participants begin to see some of the largest social problems we face today as essentially economic challenges – and are then asked to come up with potential solutions. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Ciara Ungar
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Introduction to Engineering
In this Introduction to Engineering course, you will gain exposure to one of the fastest growing fields today. From areas ranging from Mechanical Engineering to Biomedical Engineering, students will be exposed to the growing number of disciplines within the field of engineering through guest lectures and group activities. The course will also examine the professional ethics of engineering and evaluate accountability that engineers have to society and the environment. At the conclusion of this course, students will have an overall understanding of the engineering field, the different career paths available, and the ethics involved in the profession.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Aisha Faruqi
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Entrepreneurship: From Idea to Early Pro
Entrepreneurship: Product
This intensive ten-session course takes an applied, practical approach to the development, testing, and validation of customer or community-driven product solutions. By learning and applying contemporary design thinking concepts and tools, students generate innovative solutions to an important customer or community problems. During the program, students identify and define a major problem to be solved, work with real customers to better understand the problem from their perspective, generate multiple solutions, then choose a solution to test with real customers. Students acquire practical knowledge and tools focusing on the development, testing, and validation of new products that solve real customer problems and needs, from idea to early product development Students can expect to learn how to:
Identify and articulate customer problems in an accurate way, reflecting how individuals truly experience the problem and its challenges?
Create effective customer surveys to help validate your assumptions on customer problems (pain points), solutions, and benefits (expected outcomes)?
Assess current solutions provided in the marketplace in order to build on best practices as well as identify gap areas?
Develop a minimal viable product in order to gain additional feedback on specific solution features?
Measure and validate customer needs fulfillment or social impact assumptions?
Develop a solution (business or social enterprise) model to test your assumptions about customer interests, acceptance, and use?
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jack McGourty
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation: Changing
Entrepreneur: Venture Cre
Intended for students interested in creating new business or social enterprises, this hands-on course focuses on the creation, evaluation, development, and launch-readiness of new business or social ventures. Participants are guided through the new venture creation process as applied to student team-selected venture ideas. Through interactive lectures, short case studies, and structured peer activities, students explore the elements of the new venture planning process in an innovative modular format. For each student venture, key issues are addressed in a fashion highly consistent with other formal venture-planning processes including: business model development, customer discovery, product-market validation, in-depth industry and market analysis, product or service innovation, brand development and go-to-market strategies, team selection and management, profit models, financing, and legal considerations. Students work through a series of structured activities and assignments that correspond with each phase of new venture planning. Throughout the class they refine their venture’s hypothesized business model on the basis of instructor and peer feedback. At each stage of venture plan development, they learn critical terms, apply tools that support research and decision making, and develop a deep understanding of how each major planning activity fits into formal venture creation. Additionally, they hone critical professional skills including creative problem-solving, communication and negotiation, project management, financial analysis, and collaborative leadership. By the end of the class, participants have generated robust business models, with supportive venture plan documents, investor pitches, websites, and crowd-funding videos. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 10 a.m.-noon
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Introduction to Genetic Counseling
Intro to Genetic Counseli
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Amanda Bergner
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Human Rights in the 21st Century: Challe
Human Rights Internationa
Are human rights still relevant in promoting social justice and freedom in the 21st Century? Human rights law and advocacy have been central to international politics since the end of World War II. However, recent rises in authoritarianism and anti-liberal regimes have raised new questions on whether the human rights framework is still capable of addressing injustices in the modern world. This course introduces students to the law and practice of human rights as well as the challenges of enforcing rights in an international environment that has grown increasingly hostile to principles of human dignity and personal freedom. Students review the philosophical foundations of human rights and then examine human rights from two perspectives. First, the legal perspective introduces them to basic principles and rules of international law and the main international organizations and mechanisms designed for promoting and enforcing human rights. Second, they adopt the role of social scientist. We debate evidence on the effectiveness of human rights law and discuss challenges of enforcing rights in an international system in which states are not accountable to a higher authority. Students apply their new knowledge to the problems facing human rights today. Topics may include cultural relativist critiques of human rights as a Western, neo-colonialist institution, challenges from new technologies in state surveillance and autonomous weapons, and existential threats to human populations through climate change and environmental damage. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lakshmi Gopal
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Introduction to Finance & Investment Man
Intro to Finance & Invest
Participants learn the principles of finance and investment management, to include interest rates and compound interest, the time value of money, risk and reward, how stocks and bonds are valued, how the stock market functions, how the international financial market functions, and how to approach stock selection and portfolio management. We explore the structure of the financial system, to include the role of individual participants, investment banks, asset managers, the Central Bank, and other players in the global economy. The course connects foundations of economics to financial markets. What is the role of risk in investment? How does the environment of the market and the broader world drive return on investments? Why have some investments done well in memorable history? Why have others not done well? How are the winners and losers of past investments explained by financial theory? What is the role of traditional investments, such as mutual funds, and of alternative investments, such as venture capital, private equity and hedge funds? Students generate their own investment strategies and portfolios. The course includes some asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Matthew S Cantwell
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Introduction to Global Economics and Pub
Intro to Global Econ & Po
What are the drivers of GDP and what differentiates growth rates between countries? What is the role of the market in shaping the economy and can the government address market failure to benefit more citizens? What are the unintended consequences of poorly designed government policies? How do current policies on trade and foreign investment impact globalization and economic development? How will economic sanctions, aid, and cyber be used as a policy tool? What are the geopolitics and geoeconomics of oil and is U.S. energy independence achievable or even desirable? Does economic development necessarily entail a negative impact on the natural environment? How will COVID-19 shape world geopolitics and geoeconomics? This course provides students with an understanding of current macroeconomic debates and the reasoning behind significant global policy decisions. We focus on the contentious nature of each of the topics covered so as to ensure a comprehensive understanding of each issue. Participants are introduced to concepts such as growth theory, monetary and fiscal policy, trade policy, globalization, balance of payments, economic statecraft, development, international aid and sovereign debt, and climate change. Additionally, we will discuss the geopolitical and economic effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Case studies, readings, in-class discussions, debates, and student presentations provide an interactive and analytical but non-technical overview on macroeconomic concepts. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Carl Wernicke
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Introduction to Programming with Python
Intro to Programming w Py
This course, intended for students with little or no programming experience, provides an introduction to Python, one of the most popular and user-friendly programming languages, and to programming in general. Participants become familiar with fundamental computer science concepts and are challenged through the use of logic games, programming problems, and hands-on assignments to develop logical reasoning and problem-solving skills. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions. By the end of this course, students should have a solid understanding of variables and user interaction, control flow statements, and using library functions. This knowledge will support them in future ventures in computer science and engineering.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 10 a.m.-noon
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Introduction to Trial Advocacy
Through lectures, assigned readings, class discussions, and group projects, students acquire an overview of the United States legal system and the federal and state court systems, ultimately gaining an understanding of the fundamentals of modern trial advocacy. Distinctions are made between criminal law and civil law with a focus on the different burdens of proof in the two areas. Special attention is paid to the three key components of trial law: the attorney as advocate, the judge as the gatekeeper of the evidence, and the role of the jury as the ultimate fact finder. Students prepare a case, complete with witnesses and exhibits, through final trial before a jury. Through classroom exercises, they learn how to present and cross-examine witnesses, introduce exhibits into evidence, and develop trial strategy to effectively argue their positions to a jury. The course culminates with participants, divided into teams of prosecutors and defense attorneys, presenting their final cases before a jury. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Florina Altshiler
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Knowledge, Reality, and Truth
Could it be that how things “really” or “truly” are is very different from how they appear to us? Can we know that we are living in the “real world” – rather than, say, a computer simulation á la
The Matrix
? Suppose we claim to know that we’re living in the real world. What could our justification, or evidence, for this belief be? And would it be of any ethical significance to us – would our lives be better or worse, and in what ways and why – if we actually
were
living in the Matrix? This course engages questions such as: what is there, and what is its nature? How do we know what there is – to what extent does this knowledge owe to reason, and to what extent the senses? What things, and different kinds of things, do we know, and how far does our knowledge extend? What is truth? And do we seem to care so much about truth – to what extent, if any, should we value it? What are conspiracy theories? To what extent, if any, and why, are they epistemically problematic? Are there special experiences and ways of knowing which derive from race and sex/gender, and if so, what are these? And just what are race, sex, and gender? This course has three aims: 1) to introduce students to key themes in philosophy – particularly in metaphysics and epistemology – and, in so doing, to show how an apparently abstruse discipline is of surprising relevance to our lives; 2) to provide students with essential tools for understanding the nature of logical reasoning and evaluating arguments; 3) to sharpen students’ abilities to express themselves clearly and cogently, in writing and especially in speaking. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Alexander C Rigas
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Thinking & Problem Solving: Math in the
Math in the Real World
In this course intended for students who enjoy mathematics and logical reasoning, participants explore innovative ways in which math is used in the real world, in fields such as economics, computer science, media, and the physical sciences. By engaging with challenging practical problems, students hone their independent thinking and problem-solving skills. Areas covered include the following:
Graph theory, a topic heavily developed by both mathematicians and computer scientists. We explore algorithmic ways to compute, for example, the optimal path between two points on a map (minimizing cost, time, or another parameter). Another application is minimizing the cost of an electrical network which has to provide power to all residents in a new neighborhood.
Probability and its numerous applications. We look at how probabilities are applied in economics and in popular media, and examine how they can sometimes be counter-intuitive or even deceptive.
Various counting methods, combinatorics, and examples of Nash equilibria. We study applications of these techniques in economics (the prisoner's dilemma), computer science (assessing the complexity of an algorithm), finance (loans and investments), and biology (population growth).
Students work individually and in groups to find creative solutions to given problems. Each student also works on a project of their own choosing, on a topic about which they are passionate.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sridhar Nagubandi
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Media and Politics in Global Perspective
Media & Politics: Global
The combination of globalization and new communication technologies has had a dramatic impact on the relationship between media and politics. In this course we explore the centrality of the media as a force challenging and, in some cases, altering relations of power within and between societies. Starting from the premise that freedom of expression is a fundamental requirement for any truly democratic system, particular attention is given to how approaches to media and politics vary globally, and how these differences impact the way politicians, journalists, activists, and ordinary citizens operate within the broader political process. We critically examine the impact of political communication on policy-making, elections, and political movements, with the goal of developing a deeper understanding of the relationship between citizens, media, and governments in a rapidly changing, increasingly interconnected world. In so doing, we investigate the connection between media and current political trends and conflicts around the world, including, but not limited to, the United States, Europe, Russia, the Middle East, and Asia. Students engage with the course material through a combination of lectures, daily discussions, short essays, group research projects, field trips, and guest speakers from the worlds of journalism and politics. Participants also work in teams to create media campaigns designed to generate greater public awareness and support for a hypothetical non-governmental organization (NGO), developing their own mission statements, messaging strategies, and targeted media plans.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Timothy Novak
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Neuroinflammation and the Brain's Immune
Neuroinflammation: Brain
Our immune systems are comprised of specially designed cells that protect our bodies from infections and toxins. Our brains and spinal cords have a unique immune system unto themselves that includes two complex barrier systems, innate immune cells inside of the brain, unique white blood cell populations that are derived from the bone marrow of the skull, and that provide critical support to neurons as we develop, learn, grow, ward off infections, and (in some cases) develop diseases. Every disease of the brain is influenced by our immune system. From neuropsychiatric disorders like depression and schizophrenia, to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, and neuroinflammatory diseases like multiple sclerosis and meningitis scientists are focusing more than ever on how the immune system interacts with critical structures in the brain and spinal cord to impact critical functions from memory and learning to cognitive processing, movement, and our emotional experiences of this world. In this class, you'll learn all about the other cells of the central nervous system, beyond neurons, that are impacting neurological health, inflammation, and disease. We will cover cell and molecular neurobiology topics including: microglia, cerebral spinal fluid, astrocytes, blood brain barriers, blood-cerebral spinal fluid barriers, and neurobiology of diseases. We will go into a deep dive to learn how inflammation impacts many different brain disorders, the current state of treatments, what career opportunities there are to do work to help people with neurological disorders, and where our field is going. This class is best suited for Juniors and Seniors that have taken high school biology; taking the Summer Immersion Program’s Introduction to Neuroscience is optional, but recommended. Students exit this course with a basic understanding of the immune system, how it protects the brain, what goes wrong during diseases, and how neuroscientists and neurologists are transforming their thinking around inflammation and how to protect ourselves from devastating diseases.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Julia Derk
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Neuroscience of Psychiatric Disorders
Neuroscience - Psych Diso
Neuroscience is the study of the neural processes and mechanisms underlying human function and behavior. It is an interdisciplinary field that combines the ideas explored in the field of psychology with the science that governs the brain and body. In order to understand the etiology of disorders such as addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia, it is crucial to understand how molecular, cellular, and endocrine changes contribute to disease progression. In this course, students learn about how the laws of neurons and neurotransmitters direct brain processes. Classes include interactive lectures, discussions, and assignments designed to help students understand the neuroscience of addiction, major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia. Outside of class, students explore case studies of neuropsychiatric disorders so as to fully understand the extent of debilitation and possibilities for recovery. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Hameda Khandaker
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Introduction to Neuroscience: Understand
Intro to Neuroscience: Br
This course is designed for students interested in the science of the brain, including its evolutionary origins, early development, and role in generating behavior. We explore theories of the brain as the seat of the self from ancient Greece to modern times, and investigate systems that make up the brain from the individual neuron to the entire central nervous system. We also look into how sensation, perception, and decision making work at the physiological level. The course blends historical trends in neuroscience with modern experiments and findings, and touches on major areas of research including animal studies, recording and imaging techniques, computational neuroscience, and neuropharmacology. In-class small-group exercises, in addition to lectures, allow students to tangibly explore the ideas presented in class. Participants construct various models of the brain, critique professional neuroscientific papers as “peer-reviewers,” and visualize actual neural data with instructor guidance. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Nicole Callahan
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Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry is one of the foundational subjects for students who want to be biology, chemistry, or pre-medical majors in college. This course will introduce students to many of the very interesting and useful concepts found in a typical college organic chemistry curriculum but at a level that is accessible to most high school students. The course covers the properties, reactions, structural shape, and synthesis of various “classic” organic compounds like alcohols. The course also includes the basic organic reaction types and mechanisms like elimination, substitution, and addition. Students will learn how to use data to determine the reaction mechanism for a synthesis and the structural formula of an organic compound. There is an emphasis on three types of spectroscopies: infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectroscopy and on the three-dimensional aspect (isomers) of organic molecules. Biochemical pathways like the Kreb’s Cycle and the synthesis of a nucleotide are analyzed in detail to show students that all life - including their own - is a series of organic chemistry reactions.
Class time is devoted to interactive lectures, short videos and in-class assignments designed to help students understand the material. Outside of class, students are expected to either write short essays or work on a series of assignments that use the ideas taught in class. Simple organic molecules are used as examples in this course to help students more easily learn the material, but there is an option for students to work with more complex reactions and molecules.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Frank A Ciulla
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Minds, Brains, and the Nature of Conscio
Minds, Brains, & Consciou
What is the nature of the mind? How is the mind related to the brain? What is consciousness? How can we be certain that others have minds? Can robots possess minds? We explore these questions via a philosophical investigation of a number of attempts to explain the nature of the mind. The course begins with dualist attempts to characterize the mind as a non-physical soul, existing independently of the body, and proceeds to an investigation of recent attempts to understand the mind as the brain and mentality as physical phenomena. Some of the most widely-embraced answers to the questions what is a mind? and what is mentality, are critically assessed, including (i) substance dualism, (ii) mind-brain identity theory, and (iii) functionalism. In the latter part of the course, issues such as the nature of consciousness, and how to make sense of the causal efficacy of the mind are explored. The broad goal of the course is to sharpen students’ analytical reading and writing skills, while the more specific objectives are to give them a solid understanding of issues in the philosophy of mind as well as an understanding of the methods of philosophy. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jared Peterson
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Social Psychology: Understanding Human B
This course introduces students to major psychological theories and research on human social behavior. We look at why humans often help each other but also why they hurt each other. Topics covered include empathy, prejudice, helping, compliance, bullying, conformity, and the development of personality. A variety of psychological methods for predicting and preventing anti-social behavior are discussed. The course establishes a strong grounding in scientific principles and methodology. Students are encouraged to think about how empirical methods can be used to measure complex social phenomena, to recognize and appreciate experimental rigor, and ultimately to question common assumptions about human behavior found in ordinary discourse and the popular press. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Alison Martingano
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The Science of Psychology
This course is designed to introduce students to the study of the mind, brain, and human behavior. Participants are introduced to many of the broad areas of scientific research in psychology. The course establishes a strong grounding in scientific principles and methodology and then applies these concepts to areas such as personality, learning, memory, prejudice, and psychopathology. Students are encouraged to think about how empirical methods can be used to study the human condition, to recognize and appreciate experimental rigor, and ultimately to question common assumptions about human behavior found in ordinary discourse and the popular press. Armed with an understanding of the scientific method and an introduction to important findings in psychology, participants conduct their own research. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Alison Martingano
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The Supreme Court and Major Topics in U.
Supreme Court-Topics in U
This course examines the United States Supreme Court and several of the major social and legal issues over which it has jurisdiction. Beginning with a brief introduction on how cases are heard by the Supreme Court, we proceed to a wide-ranging look inside America's most hotly debated cases and the issues that shape them. Covering both the substantive and the procedural law, students learn how to identify legitimate arguments for and against each topic and gain an understanding of constitutional challenges and limitations. Topics under consideration may include privacy rights, freedom of speech, LGBTQ rights and the determination of sex and gender, the death penalty, legalization of marijuana, voting rights, gun control, and coronavirus-related issues. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Sharon Yamen
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Screenwriting Workshop
This class will introduce students to the basic principles of writing for film and television. Students will read screenplays and watch film excerpts to gain an understanding of the possibilities of on-screen storytelling, with the goal of developing a screenplay. Students are introduced to a range of technical and imaginative concerns through creative exercises and discussions, and exposed to all aspects of the screenwriting process, including generating ideas, developing character arcs and plot structure, and writing and revising drafts. Participants practice their craft with an attentive group of peers, under the guidance of an experienced instructor. They write extensively and participate in candid, helpful critiques of their own work and that of their peers. Students are expected to come to the class with an openness to various approaches toward creative storytelling. Classes are supplemented by conferences with the instructor.
Courses in creative writing are offered in conjunction with the Writing Program at Columbia University’s School of the Arts. Overseen by Chair of Creative Writing Lis Harris, Professor Alan Ziegler, and Director of Creative Writing for Pre-College Programs Christina Rumpf, the creative writing courses are designed to challenge and engage students interested in literary creation, providing them with a substantial foundation for further exploration of their creative work.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Abigail E Stump
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Reproductive Genetics
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Erica S Spiegel
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Creative Writing Workshop: Multi-Genre
Creative Writing Multi-Ge
This workshop is geared toward students who have an interest in creative writing and would like to develop their skills and writing practice across genres. Students read and write free verse poetry, short prose, drama, fiction, and creative nonfiction with the goal of developing a final portfolio of revised work.
Students are introduced to a range of technical and imaginative concerns through creative exercises and discussions, and exposed to all aspects of the writing process, including generating ideas, writing and revising drafts, and editing. Participants practice their literary craft with an attentive group of peers, under the guidance of an experienced instructor. They write extensively, read and respond to excerpts from outstanding works of literature, and participate in candid, helpful critiques of their own work and that of peers. Students are expected to come to the class with an openness to various approaches toward literature and writing. Classes are supplemented by conferences with the instructor.
Courses in creative writing are offered in conjunction with the Writing Program at Columbia University’s School of the Arts. Overseen by Chair of Creative Writing Lis Harris, Professor Alan Ziegler, and Director of Creative Writing for Pre-College Programs Christina Rumpf, the creative writing courses are designed to challenge and engage students interested in literary creation, providing them with a substantial foundation for further exploration of their creative work.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Rachel E Keranen
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Clinical Encounters 1
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Nina Harkavy
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Instructor:
Kelsie Bogyo
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Instructor:
Kimberly Hilfrank
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Columbia Writing Academy
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- TR 7 p.m.-8:15 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sarah Garfinkel
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Instructor:
Jennifer L Lazar
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Law of Race, Class, Poverty and Power
Law: Race, Class, Pov & P
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- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- S 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Florina Altshiler
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Cell and Molecular Biology of Medicine
At the core of most modern medical treatments is an understanding of how cells and biological molecules work. In this course we examine how medications such as antibiotics, anti-viral drugs, chemotherapy, and psychiatric drugs work. We also look at the molecular biology and treatment of conditions such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and auto-immune disorders, for example, Lupus. Class time is devoted to interactive lectures and in-class assignments designed to help students understand the connections between science and medical treatments. Outside of class, participants are expected to write a number of short essays exploring how various modern medical treatments work on a cellular and molecular level.
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- U 10 a.m.-noon
- S 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Frank A Ciulla
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Instructor:
Ugochukwu Anieto
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Foundations of Research 2
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Priyanka Ahimaz
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Therapeutic Genetic Counseling 1
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Amanda Bergner
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Translational Genomics
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Natalie Lippa
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Process Group 2
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Michelle Ernst
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Instructor:
Jessica Giordano
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Instructor:
Amanda Bergner
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Scholarly Project
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Priyanka Ahimaz
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Independent Study
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Amanda Bergner
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HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMEN
HUMAN BEHAV/SOC ENVIRONMN
- Department: Social Work
- W 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
- W 2 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
- R 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
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Instructor:
Amy S Kapadia
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Instructor:
Tiffany Younger
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Instructor:
Mohamad A Brooks
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